Mikman in Hebrew means - Sense of hiding.
Well let us remove it all from hiding, update it and make it ready for prime time!
Elijah: A Modern Spiritual Thriller (1 Kings 19:1-18)
The news hit like a digital wildfire: Ahab, the CEO of "Outer Living Corp.," spilled everything to Jezebel, the charismatic influencer behind "Sensory Delights Inc." – all about how Elijah, the relentless spiritual disruptor, had completely dismantled their rival, "Baal Brands."
Jezebel, known for her cutthroat tactics, immediately shot a cryptic message to Elijah: "By dawn tomorrow, I swear by all my followers, your movement will be dead, just like theirs!"
Elijah, gripped by a sudden, chilling fear, fled. He ditched his assistant at "Beersheba Base Camp," a quiet, no-frills spiritual retreat, and plunged a full day's journey into the "Wilderness of Doubt." Exhausted, he collapsed under a scraggly desert bush, whispering a prayer: "Enough! I'm done. Just end it, God. I'm no better than all the spiritual pioneers who burned out before me." He drifted into a heavy, dreamless sleep.
Suddenly, a calming presence stirred him. An "angelic messenger" – a pure, comforting thought – touched his shoulder. "Wake up, eat!" it urged. He blinked, and there, inexplicably, was a simple meal: warm, crusty bread, baked over glowing embers of inner strength, and a cool bottle of refreshing truth. He ate, drank, and fell back into a deeper slumber. The messenger returned, gently rousing him again. "Get up, eat. You've got a long way to go, spiritually." Fortified by this divine sustenance, he hiked for forty intense days and nights – a grueling period of inner purification – until he finally reached "Mount Horeb," the peak of God-Consciousness.
He found a hidden cave, a sanctuary of deep introspection, and spent the night. Then, a profound, inner knowing resonated within him: "What are you doing here, Elijah? Why have you retreated?"
He poured out his heart: "I've been on fire for you, Lord! But the 'People of Divided Consciousness' have abandoned our sacred pact, torn down our altars of inner devotion, and silenced all the voices of truth. I'm the last one standing, and now they're coming for me too!"
"Go out," the inner voice commanded, "and stand on the mountain. Feel My presence; I am about to reveal Myself."
First, a gale-force wind ripped through the mental landscape, shattering mountains of old beliefs and pulverizing rocks of solidified dogma – but the Divine wasn't in the raw, forceful display. Then, the ground beneath him convulsed in a seismic shift – a radical transformation of soul and body – but the Divine wasn't in the upheaval. After the quake, a blazing fire erupted, the purifying energy of Spirit consuming everything – but the Divine wasn't in the inferno either. Finally, after the intensity faded, came a still, almost inaudible whisper – a gentle, profound knowing.
Elijah, humbled, pulled his cloak over his face, an act of deep reverence, and stepped to the cave's opening.
Again, the inner voice echoed: "What are you doing here, Elijah? Why are you still holding onto this narrative?"
He repeated his lament, caught in the loop of his external fears: "I've been burning with passion for you, Lord! But the 'People of Divided Consciousness' have broken our covenant, destroyed our altars, and silenced your truth-tellers. I'm utterly alone, and they're still trying to destroy me!"
Then the Divine Principle spoke with calm authority: "Go back the way you came. Head towards the 'Desert of Damascus,' the mental clarity of true purpose. There, empower Hazael, the spiritual strength that endures, to lead the 'High Self.' Anoint Jehu, the sharp spiritual intellect, to guide the 'Developing Consciousness of Israel.' And choose Elisha, the embodiment of Divine Wisdom, born from 'Abel Meholah,' the wellspring of spiritual grace, to carry on your prophetic work. Jehu's perceptive intelligence will weed out those who resist Hazael's steadfast spiritual strength, and Elisha's divine wisdom will complete the work. But listen closely: I have already secured seven thousand souls in Israel – a perfect, complete number of pure consciousness – whose inner being has never bowed to 'Baal Materialism' and whose very words have never affirmed its empty promises."
What do you think of this modern take? Does it capture the essence of the original while making it feel fresh?
